Modification of Mechanical and Electromechanical Resonances of Cellular Ferroelectret Films Depending on the External Load

Ferroelectret films are cellular polymers with electrically charged pores that exhibit piezoelectric response. Among other applications, ferroelectret films have been widely used as active elements in air-coupled ultrasonic transducers. More recently, they have also been tested in water immersion. T...

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Published in:Polymers 2021-09, Vol.13 (19), p.3239
Main Authors: Aguilar, Julio Quirce, Gómez Álvarez-Arenas, Tomás
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesives
Epoxy resins
Film thickness
Frequencies
Piezoelectricity
Sensors
Submerging
Transducers
Ultrasonic transducers
Washers & dryers
Water immersion
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Summary:Ferroelectret films are cellular polymers with electrically charged pores that exhibit piezoelectric response. Among other applications, ferroelectret films have been widely used as active elements in air-coupled ultrasonic transducers. More recently, they have also been tested in water immersion. They show a promising wide frequency band response, but a poor sensitivity produced by the disappearance of the electromechanical resonances. This paper studies in detail the modification of FE films response when put into water immersion, both the mechanical and the electromechanical responses (the latter in transmission and reception modes). The lack of electromechanical thickness resonances when the films are put into water is explained as the result of the different profile of the modification of the polarization vector along the film thickness imposed by the large mechanical load produced by the water. This different electromechanical response can also be the reason for the subtle modification of the mechanical thickness resonances that is also observed and analyzed.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym13193239